Burns Harbor
in Porter County of Indiana, United States
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Gary Chicago International Airport (14 mi) - Chicago Midway International Airport (34 mi)
- South Bend Regional Airport (43 mi)
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (47 mi)
- Purdue University Airport (84 mi)
- Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport (92 mi)
- General Mitchell International Airport (99 mi)
- Muskegon County Airport (116 mi)
- The Brassie Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Sand Creek Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Mink Lake Golf Course & Park (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Cressmoor Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Duck Creek Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- River Pointe Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Forest Park Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Valparaiso Country Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- The Course at Aberdeen (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Creekside GC (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Washington Park Marina (marina, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.626 and -87.133 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 37' 33" and W -87° 8' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:40 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:27 am and 4:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Burns Harbor
Burns Harbor in Porter County (Indiana) with it's 1,609 residents is a town located in United States about 564 mi (or 908 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in Burns Harbor is now 04:40 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Burns Harbor, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Gary Chicago International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Valparaiso, Crown Point, Chicago, Knox and Rensselaer. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Burns Harbor, Indiana
Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 1,156 at the 2010 census. Burns Harbor is located adjacent to the Indiana Dunes, an area that conservationists have fought hard to preserve.
USCGC Acacia (WLB-406)
The USCGC Acacia (WLB 406) was second to the last of a fleet of 39 similar 180-foot seagoing buoy tenders completed during World War II. The Acacia was named after the United States Lighthouse Service ship Acacia, the only Lighthouse Service vessel sunk during World War II. The Acacia is a multi-purpose vessel, nominally a buoy tender, but with equipment and capabilities for ice breaking, search and rescue, fire fighting, logistics, and other tasks as well.
Mammals of the Indiana Dunes
Mammals of the Indiana Dunes species of mammals have been identified at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Invertebrates of the Indiana Dunes
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a National Park Service unit on the shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana, USA. A BioBlitz took place there on May 15 and 16, 2009. During that time, a list of organisms was compiled which included invertebrates.
Lost communities of Porter County, Indiana
The lost towns are a group of places that are still commonly used by county residents. Each was at one time a post office, a store the served a part of the county, a grain elevator used by farmers to shipping their crops, or a development that was or may still remain a unique designation. There may be a residential association or some other legal body for the area. More often, these communities are communities of people, who still refer to their homes by these geographic designations.
Bailly Generating Station
The Bailly Generating Station is a coal-fired electric generating plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan adjacent to the Port of Indiana. The plant, which began operation in 1962 and tripled its capacity in 1968, is owned and operated by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), an electric-utility operating division of the energy holding company NiSource. Since 1968, this plant has had a nameplate capacity of 604 megawatts.
Bailly Nuclear Power Plant
The Bailly Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant project to be located near the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, United States. The project was proposed by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) in 1967; however, it was cancelled in 1981. It was to have capacity one 644 MW boiling water reactor and it was expected to cost $1.8 billion. Construction started on January 1, 1974.
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